Kiska, a killer whale at Marineland and the last captive orca in Canada who has swam alone in her tank for more than a decade, has died.
“I’m in shock, but at the same time I’m just really relieved she’s not alone anymore,” Santos said.“We just developed a special bond,” Santos said. “She was a good mama to her calves, especially Athena and Hudson.”
Phil Demers, a former Marineland trainer turned activist, received drone footage two weeks ago that showed Kiska had moved to a smaller pool, which he described as the medical pool. The group Humane Canada issued a statement about what it called Kiska’s heartbreaking life and death. Marineland appealed the order on May 18, denying the animals were in distress and noting that an unknown number of whale deaths at the park were not related to the water issues. Marineland dropped its appeal.Article content
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